Technology

Amazon's $250 7" Tablet

China ZTE to Focus on Expanding Local Vendor Network in India

Chinese telecom equipment maker ZTE Corporation on Thursday said it is looking at ramping up vendor network in India and increasing outsourcing of engineering requirements to local players

Attero Recycling: Mining the Wastes

AT&T to Present Its Arguments in Vodafone Tax Case

The Supreme Court on Thursday said US-based wireless carrier AT&T Inc., which sold a stake in Idea Cellular Ltd in 2005, will be allowed to present its arguments in the Vodafone International Holdings BV tax dispute litigation.

Sony Tablets Fail to Impress on Price, Hardware

Microsoft Tracks Customers Without Consent

Microsoft allegedly tracks the location of its mobile customers even after users request that tracking software be turned off, according to a new lawsuit. The proposed class action, filed in a Seattle federal court on Wednesday, says Microsoft intent

4G, 3G to Grow Parallelly in India: Ericsson

Swedish telecom equipment manufacturer Ericsson on Thursday said that the fourth generation (4G) services for wireless communication will not effect the existing 3G services and the two will grow parallelly in the country.

Finance Ministry For Special Purpose Vehicle SPV Model To Build Rural Broadband Network

The finance ministry has asked the telecom department not to entrust state-owned BSNL with the Rs 20,000-crore project to build a national broadband network to take high-speed internet to the hinterlands.

Sony, Toshiba, Hitachi to Merge LCD Operations

Japan's Sony, Toshiba and Hitachi will merge their liquid-crystal display (LCD) operations using $2.6-billion of government-backed funds to fend off growing competition from rivals in South Korea and Taiwan.

Technology to The Aid of Nature

A few days ago, 250-odd students from Anand Niketan, a higher secondary school in Shilaj on the outskirts of Ahmedabad, were busy fastening radio frequency identification (RFID) tags to saplings.